Bail-securing means



M. HANEL .BAIL SECURING MEANS Api-il 26. 1927. 1,62 ,529

'Fil'ed Jan. 26. 1924 HELL Patented Apr, 25, 19 27 UNETE iszssze MAX HILNEL, OF SCI-ILETTAU, GERMANY.

BAIL-SECURING MEANS.

Application filed January 26, 1924, Serial No. 688,814, and in Germany October 31, 1923. i

This invention relates to bail securing means for storm lanterns and has for its object to provide an improved form of protecting ring or guard for closing the space 5 between the hood of the lantern and the upper edge of the glass chimney or globe.

, The present invention consists in the provision of bail securing means which will be hereinafter described and shown, by Way of example, in the accompanying drmvings in Which Fig. 1 shows in elevation the top part of the lantern on which the bail handle is to be attached.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal Section of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a blank of the connecting part shaped from sheet metal.

The connecting part on is stamped from sheet metal and it is of such a size that it is capable of embracing the upper parts Z) and c of the tubular how of the lantern. This part a of sheet metal has at the middle an aperture (Z so that it can be placed over the central tube crof the storm lantern. Flaps f, [fare provided at the corners of the sheet metal part a, said flaps being perforated to receive the ends of the Wire handle 72 The flaps f are larger than the flaps g so that folded down upon the flaps 9 they overlap them with an edge 2'. Tongues 7c are further provided which serve. to securely connect the edges of the folded part a by being bent toform flanges; The rims of the holes Z are flanged to improve the connection and to make the surface smooth; The connection is made in the following manner: The stamped out sheet iron part ais bent so that it corresponds with the shape of the top part of thetubular bow, whereupon it is placed on the central tube 6., The 40 parts Z1-cof the tubular bow'are then made I to join the said central tube and the connect'ing'piece a is secured in position by folding over the corners f, g and the other edges.

I claim I A guard for storm lanterns comprising in combination, a curved tube, a central tube,

two curved tubular pieces one on either side j' f of said central tube, a connecting piece of sheetiron to be placed from below over said curved tube and having a central aperture for said central tube, flaps one at each corner of said connecting" piece said flaps being perforated, the'flaps at one side of the, sheet iron connecting piecebeing larger than those at the other, side so thatwhen thezflaps on the opposite sides are pressed together the projecting flanges of the larger flaps can be folded over the edges of the other flaps, and a bail handle attached in the eyes formed by the perforations of every two flaps folded together. v

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

MAX HANEL. 

